RCMP MEMBER CHARGED WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENCES

An RCMP member has been charged with child sexual exploitation offenses following an ALERT Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) investigation.

 

Evan Peacock, a constable with the RCMP and stationed at the St. Paul detachment, was arrested on April 25, 2024. The 33-year-old has been charged with two counts each of possessing, distributing, and accessing child pornography.

 

Const. Peacock is a three-year member of the RCMP and has been suspended with pay.

 

ALERT’s investigation began in November 2023 when the suspect allegedly uploaded two videos depicting child sexual exploitation to Snapchat. ALERT was notified via the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Center.

 

The suspect’s identity was only learned in late April 2024, and ICE investigators acted expeditiously to make an arrest.

 

Our Detachment personnel were shocked and disappointed with these allegations just as many of you likely were. Furthermore our members are obviously concerned with the possible public perception and confidence of our Detachment and the RCMP following such news. I assure you this isn’t a reflection of our Detachment membership as a whole and these allegations are against a single person.

Our Detachment wasn’t advised of, or involved in this investigation in anyway as it unfolded. Yesterday morning April 25th, 2024 at approximately 11 am we were advised the accused had been arrested and was being processed in a neighbouring Detachment. I cannot comment on the particulars of the investigation in anyway as I’m not privy to any additional details or information about the allegations of the offences, other than what the public has been made aware of in the media release from Alert-ICE.
I want to make it clear we are all just as shocked and concerned as you are, however we will now respect the judicial process and allow it to unfold in Courts as the system is designed. – St. Paul RCMP Detachement Sgt. Bobby Burgess

 

Evidence was seized from the suspect’s St. Paul, Alta. home following a search warrant operation. A forensic investigation will be conducted on the devices seized by police. The ICE Unit investigation remains ongoing.

 

While the investigation and charges are related to online offences, the nature of the suspect’s employment placed him in a position of trust and authority. ICE is encouraging anyone with information about this case to come forward and contact police. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact local police or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-TIPS).

 

Peacock was released from custody on a number of court-imposed conditions to await his next scheduled court appearance on May 23, 2024, in St. Paul, Alta.

 

The province’s Director of Law Enforcement was notified.

 

ALERT was established and funded by the Alberta Government. It is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime.